Spoiler alert: my reactions should make more sense after watching/listening to the episode. [Podcast link]
tl;dr
- enjoyable, but...
- the idea that we should wear grey shirts with patches — feels horrible and inconsistent with all my ideals
E40: Balaji Srinivasan on the Tribal Lens, America’s Blunder, and His Plan to Save San Francisco
Overall
I enjoyed the 2-hour podcast:
- listened at 1.75x
- not video (so no slides), but I did read the links in the show notes
Revealed preferences over stated preferences:
- I looked forward to the episode when it was teased
- I will listen to the second part when it drops
But somehow, this episode was less enjoyable than longer Balaji talks, e.g., the marathon Lex pod or the classic talks with Tim Ferriss.
This episode didn't flow as well as recent Moment of Zen/Econ 102 conversations with Antonio and Noah Smith: two other rapid-fire, provocative speakers who are good at encapsulating complex phenomena into digestible sound bites.
It felt more like sitti...
